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WTNT31 KNHC 120252
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM PATTY ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162012
1100 PM EDT THU OCT 11 2012
 
...PATTY STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY AS IT MEANDERS WELL TO THE EAST OF
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.9N 72.5W
ABOUT 260 MI...420 KM NE OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PATTY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.5 WEST. PATTY IS
STATIONARY...AND SOME SLOW AND ERRATIC MOTION WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  A SLOW MOVEMENT TO THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...
WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING FORECAST TO BEGIN ON SATURDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110
KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART